TWiG 598: I'm Not a Cat - Breaking down social silos, TikTok sale on hold, home-made COVID vaccine - a podcast by TWiT

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  • Scandinavian YouTube Responds to GM's Will Ferrell Super Bowl Ad.

  • Reddit's 5-second Superbowl ad.

  • Twitter results: $1b quarter; warns of user slowdown coming.

  • Bluesky: @Jack envisions an app store for social-media algos.

  • The EU looks set to follow Australia's lead by demanding Google and Facebook pay for news articles.

  • Amazon-box birthday cake.

  • TikTok Sale to Oracle, Walmart Is Shelved as Biden Reviews Security.

  • Pink's 9-year-old daughter Willow's singing debut.

  • TikTok and Universal Music Unveil 'Expanded Global Alliance'

  • Making Vaccine - LessWrong.

  • How This New Yorker Created a Vaccine Appointment Website for $50.

  • Hacker Tried to Poison Florida City's Water Supply, Police Say.

  • Nevada bill would allow tech companies to create governments.

  • 23andMe Goes Public as $3.5 Billion Company With Branson Aid.

  • 20% of requests for Wikimedia Commons are for one image of a flower.

  • Google taps your phone cameras to measure your heart rate.

  • Google adds Out to Play memory collection for parents.

  • Google photo adds pinch-to-zoom for videos.

  • Google will delete your Play Music library later this month, emailing out final warning.

  • Google rolling out Cast firmware 1.52 to Nest Hub, Max: New Alarms UI, Sunrise, Zoom, and more.

  • Google rolling out new Pixel Buds firmware 553 update.

Picks:


  • Stacey: Shelly Motion Sensor.

  • Jeff: TIkTok trend report.

  • Ant: 'I'm Not a Cat,' Says Lawyer Having Zoom Filter Difficulties.

  • Ant: Shout out to Erica Joy Baker for her appearance on Jeopardy!


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